How women manage recurrent urinary tract infections: An analysis of postings on a popular web forum

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Flower, Andrew ^a   Bishop, Felicity L ^a   Lewith, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SELF CARE; SELF HELP; SEXUALITY; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; SELF CARE; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SEXUALITY; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908082212     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-15-162     Document Type: Article

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